The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Monday, 16th October 2000

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th October 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Decoration worn on one's chest
AAcross 4:	Minor shows discourtesy
AAcross 9:	Took off commercial about keep fit exercises
AAcross 10:	Decisive court action for a divorcee?
AAcross 11:	Make rapid progress in a profession
AAcross 12:	Music in D sharp, nothing unusual at the end of the day
AAcross 13:	Abominable service!	BLACKMASS
AAcross 15:	Fairly big orderly
AAcross 16:	Gracious! What an uncommon chap!
AAcross 17:	He's entitled to act badly in pantomime	DEMONKING
AAcross 21:	State carriage?
AAcross 22:	Two-foot tropical tree
AAcross 24:	Irish county's team's openers	CORKACREWS
AAcross 25:	Spots before the eyes
AAcross 26:	Defeat for party
AAcross 27:	Notice the opening coming
DDown 1:	A bit of rigging works in the end
DDown 2:	Provide proper directions first
DDown 3:	One kept in during school break
DDown 5:	A trail possibly taken by cowboys to the rodeo
DDown 6:	Kids drink it
DDown 7:	Producer of a graceful child
DDown 8:	Valley requiring aidor development?	DEPRESSEDAREA
DDown 14:	Meticulous janitor
DDown 16:	Displayed a willingness to invest?	LAIDOUT
DDown 18:	Objected to work, took up modelling
DDown 19:	Certainly it's not far eastern in origin
DDown 20:	Tells these jokes
DDown 23:	Don't use the tawse indiscriminately